Photograph of Victorian Railways built tram No. 53 which was sold to the MMTB following closure of the St Kilda - Brighton Beach line in 1959. Modified by the MMTB, as VR class tram No. 53 and generally used on the Moonee Ponds to Footscray route 82. This photo shows the tram in River St after being fitted with tail lights in Feb. 1973 and before being renumbered to tram 700 in Oct. 1976Yields information about VR class tram 53Colour print on Kodak paper with black borders. trams, tramways, river st, route 82, vr class, tram 53

Set of three Victorian Railways Rail & Tram weekly Periodicals with conditions of travel on the rear, See reference page 124 and Figure 6-27. Such tickets were introduced on 1/7/1939. All tickets were available for 14 tram trips only, but unlimited rail trips: 1 - Balcombe Road and Melbourne - First Class - white card - No. 1346, marked cancelled 13/5/1939 2 - Sandringham and cnr Bluff Road and Royal Ave - white card - Male, No. 41618, price 1/3 with a red 1 (first class?) - stamped cancelled 3 - North Road and Melbourne - white card overprinted in pink to leave a cross, Female, No. 506, Second class, with cancelled hand written on the front.Demonstrates a Victorian Railways Rail and Tram weekly tickets for both their tramways and the changes made over time. May have been used for training samples.Set of three printed card tickets with over printing and hand writing as shown.tickets, vr, vr trams, victorian railways, st kilda brighton tramway, weekly tickets, sandringham to black rock

Victorian Railways Rail & Tram Monthly Periodical with conditions of travel on the inside. See reference page 124/125 and Figure 6-33. All tickets were available for 60 only tram trips, but allowed unlimited rail trips with 60 separate squares for a tram conductor to punch. This ticket is for First class travel, from North Road to Melbourne, though the rail portion only provided for first-class travel. Ticket No. 002 for September 1948. Colour of the ticket and markings varied for each month. Ticket has been cancelled with two red lines on one side.Demonstrates a Victorian Railways Rail and Tram monthly ticket for a specific section or trip on the St Kilda Brighton tramway. May have been used as a training sample.Printed card ticket, heavy card, coloured, with a crease in the middle so it could be folded.tickets, vr, vr trams, victorian railways, st kilda brighton tramway, monthy

Victorian Railways Rail & Tram Monthly Periodical book of tickets with conditions of travel on the inside covers. See reference page 124/125 and Figure 6-35. Book of 60 tickets (No. 49) for Feb. 1922 from North Road to St Kilda. The traveller also had to hold a monthly rail ticket for St Kilda station to Melbourne. The conductor would tear out each ticket and hand half one portion back to the traveller. Has been stamped "cancelled". See item 1688 for a single sheet example.Demonstrates a Victorian Railways Rail and Tram monthly ticket for a specific section or trip on the St Kilda Brighton tramway. May have been used as a training sample. Shows the complexity of the monthly ticket system and the cost of printing such books for each month and each section of the tramway.Printed book, 30 pages + red cover, centre stapled with perforated tickets or coupons.tickets, vr, vr trams, victorian railways, st kilda brighton tramway, monthy

Set of 21 M>Tram timetables, light green cover with route number on cover, giving details of popular M>Tram destination, check points, map and description of routes, use of Metcards and contact details. .1 - Route 1 / 22 - East Coburg/Moreland to South Melbourne Beach - October 2000 - 36 pages. .2 - Route 3 - East Malvern - Melbourne University - January 2002 - 24 pages. .3 - Route 82 - Moonee Ponds - Footscray - October 2000 - 20 pages. .4 - Route 5 - Malvern (Burke Road) - Melbourne University - August 2003 - 32 pages. .5 - Route 6 - Glen Iris - Melbourne University - January 2002 - 24 pages. .6 - Route 8 - Toorak - Melbourne University - August 2003 - 24 pages. .7 - Route 16 - St Kilda Beach - Melbourne University - January 2002 - 24 pages. .8 - Route 19 - North Coburg - City - October 2000 - 36 Pages .9 - Route 55 - West Coburg - Domain Road Interchange - October 2000 - 28 pages. .10 - Route 57 - West Maribyrnong - City - October 2000 - 28 pages. .11 - Route 64 - East Brighton - Melbourne University - January 2002 - 32 pages. .12 - Route 67 - Carnegie - Melbourne University - January 2002 - 24 pages. .13 - Route 72 - Camberwell - Melbourne University - January 2002 - 24 pages. .14 - Route 78 / 79 - North Richmond - Prahran / St Kilda Beach - January 2003 - 20 pages. Full Image of .8 added 9/4/17 following a query about route 19 timetables - see image i2. .15 - Route 5 - Malvern (Burke Road) - Melbourne University - January 2002 - 32 pages .16 - Route 8 - Toorak - Melbourne University - January 2002 - 24 pages. .17 - Route 69 - Kew Cotham Road - St Kilda Beach - January 2002 - 20 pages .18 - Route 59 - Airport West - City - October 2000 - 32 Pages .19 - Route 78 / 79 - North Richmond - Prahran / St Kilda Beach - January 2002 - 20 pages. .20 - Route 82 - Moonee Ponds - Footscray - October 2000 - 20 pages. .21 - Route 67 - Carnegie - Melbourne University - Augst 2003 - 24 pagestrams, tramways, m>tram, tram services, timetables, route 1, route 22, route 82, route 5, route 6, route 8, route 16, route 19, route 55, route 57, route 64, route 67, route 72, route 78, route 79, route 69, route 59, route 82

Letters - Notice - printed onto yellow paper titled "Notice to Passengers", with the ATMOEA apologising to the travelling public for a current dispute - dated July 1984. Concerned with the threat to terminate the employment of the union delegates for the Melbourne - Brighton Bus Company if a stop work meeting was held. Gives the reasons behind the dispute, involvement of the Bus Proprietors' Association. On the rear has a response by the Jim Harper State Secretary to The Age about an editorial dated 19/7/1984.trams, tramways, unions, public transport, disputes, buses, atmoea

Poster printed in two colours (red and blue) on heavy cartridge paper titled "Sections and Fares - St Kilda - Elwood Electric Tramway" - following the closure of the tramway back to the Elwood depot. Gives details of the Sections, Fares, combined rail and tram fares to Flinders St or Spencer St stations, weekly and monthly tickets, student and concession tickets, children's tickets and passengers luggage. Printed by the Victorian Railways - print number 3589-57.trams, tramways, vr, st kilda brighton, elwood depot, tickets, fares, sections, victorian railways

Newspaper Clipping - from The Age (see advert on rear), titled "Bus Takes Over has Tram Route Shortened", about the closure of the closure of the VR St Kilda - Brighton tram beyond Elwood Depot. Has a photo of VR tram 35 at the station with a half cab bus behind the tram. Notes the bus service was a private service. Tramway closed 30/6/1956 - see HTD Website article.trams, tramways, st kilda brighton, closure, vr, elwood depot, tram 35

Newspaper Clipping - from The Sun? 29/2/1959 about the closure of the VR Victorian Railways St Kilda - Elwood Depot - (Brighton) tramway the previous morning. Has a photo of driver Frank O'Brien at the controls of the tram 28 with many people hanging onto the tram. Titled "Farewell to Rickety Kate". Most of the cutting has been damaged."Feb 29 1959" along the top edge.trams, tramways, st kilda brighton, elwood depot, closure, victorian railways, vr, tram 28

Set of three photocopied notices onto foolscap, heat sensitive paper, c1937, with details of alterations due to revised or new tram routes. All signed S. M. Richardson as Manager. .1 - "Notice to Passengers - Through routing of Preston and South Melbourne Services" Gives new route numbers. Dated 10th July 1937. .2 - "Notice to Passengers - Extension of Brighton Cemetery tramway via Hawthorn Road, to Point Nepean Rd, East Brighton" - November 1937, part of copy missing on left hand side. Opening date to be 5th December 1937. .3 - "Notice to Passengers - Collingwood cable tramway bus service on Sunday mornings", gives details of bus times and frequency - and commencement times for the cable trams. Dated 3rd November 1937.trams, tramways, preston, south melbourne, east brighton, hawthorn rd, opening, routes, buses, cable trams, collingwood

Issued to employees of the VR St Kilda to Brighton electric street railway, superseding previous copies. The line closed in 1956. Note the spelling of the word "employe" with an accent over the e - an acceptable practice in Victoria at the time - a US based spelling. Book scanned into multiple parts. See Reg Item 3508 for a "Supplement to the Book of Instructions re the working of the St Kilda and Brighton Electric Street Railway, dated 1/1/1915", item 7518 for a June 1907 version, and 7580 for instructions issued in 1911.Demonstrates a Victorian Railway Rule book for electric tramways or Street Railways.Rule Book - 156 pages, five sewn sections within a green coloured Rexene heavy card with glued endpapers with the title "Victorian Railways Instructions re Working of the St Kilda and Brighton Electric Street Railway" and "1927" in gold block. Dated 1 June 1926. Has a table of contents and index - gives definitions - "trams" vs "street railways", general instructions, hand signs, working of cars, working of traffic over single and double line, staff and ticket systems, air brakes, permanent way, overhead, fares, appeals of employees against penalty and electric shock.Copy 3 has stamp of the "Westinghouse Brake Inspector" and "Lloyd Rogers" in ink on the inside front cover. On page 94 and 95 has notes in pencil about the air braking system - may have been for a following issue.trams, tramways, victorian railways, vr, st kilda brighton, rules, employees, safeworking

Set of Research Notes from the minutes of the City of St Kilda, handwritten, including letters to and from the City regarding access to the minutes book. Extracts - 17 A4 lined sheets, from the meeting of 9-9-1907 to 24-8-1910 concerning the St Kilda Brighton Electric Street Railway and the Prahran and Malvern Tramway developments.trams, tramways, city of st kilda, meeting minutes, victorian railways, vr, construction, st kilda brighton

Carbon copy of a report - 10 quarto pages + two heat sensitive copied maps titled "Public Transport Developments in St Kilda", prepared by Graeme Breydon Nov 1970 for the Historical Society of St Kilda. Looks at the development of tram transport, cable trams, railways, Hobson's Bay loop line, electrocution of the railways and tramways, some features e.g. shelters, developments and freeway proposals. Maps show rail and tramways on the eastern side of Melbourne.trams, tramways, city of st kilda, victorian railways, pmtt, vr, st kilda brighton, construction, railways, cable trams

Set of Research Notes, handwritten 17 foolscap sheets from the various local newspapers of the St Kilda area newspapers and Port Melbourne area about railway development, a proposal for a horse tramway along the Esplanade and other suburban railways that were proposed in the area. Also letters to and from the City of St Kilda and City of Brighton with reference to a article in the TMSV Running Journal and a copy of a letter on the same topic from Leon Marshall Wood. All dated 1970 - 1971. Includes references to other journals and research notes.trams, tramways, city of st kilda, meeting minutes, victorian railways, vr, horse trams, newspaper clippings, st kilda brighton, construction, the esplanade, city of brighton

Manilla file folder, Railways of Australia Committee with a blue tape on the left hand side, preprinted file containing six sets of photograph sleeves with a sheet of white paper between, marked "Tram Pix ex Slides". Clipped into the folder with brass foldback clips. Sheet 1 front: MMTB Christmas Tram - 16W - Swanston St - 1963 T181 at Footscray Depot c1960 Brisbane Dreadnought 178 Sheet 1 rear VR 6 on an AETA Tour Brighton line Brisbane 358 and baby dreadnought and a group of 4 people Ballarat 35 and three other trams in City Loop - pre 1960 Sheet 2 front Ballarat 30 in bound in Albert St Sebastopol pre 1960 Bendigo 12 leaving depot, pre 1960 Bendigo 26 at Eaglehawk pre 1960 Sheet 2 rear Bendigo 29 pre 1960 Bendigo 28 with a group of enthusiasts standing in front - mid to late 1960's Sydney - coupled set of crossbench cars at a beach terminus Sheet 3 front Sydney - with Mark Foys in background Sydney - 2057 Sydney - trams being scrapped c1960 Sheet 3 rear Sydney - trams being burnt VR 30 at St Kilda Station Sheet 4 front VR36 and 6 on the Brighton line VR53 at St Kilda Station Sheet 4 rear VR 51 at Sandringham VR 51 on Sandringham Black Rock line VR 50 at Black Rock terminus Sheet 5 - not used Sheet 6 - front - photograph of a steam tram locomotive???trams, tramways, swanston st, myer, christmas trams, footscray depot, brisbane, st kilda brighton, ballarat, bendigo, sydney, scrapped trams, st kilda railway station, sandringham, black rock, tram 16w, tram 181, tram 178, tram 6, tram 358, tram 35, tram 30, tram 12, tram 26, tram 29, tram 28, tram 2057, tram 30, tram 36, tram 53, tram 51, tram 50

Report or Research Report - 10 A4 pages, printed from 5 A3 sheets folded, titled "A short history of the Black Rock Trams", written by David Frost, 3rd Edition Dec. 2003. Includes notes on the Beaumaris extension, the horse trams and the Brighton Electric line. Photocopied from an original document. Includes a list of tram stops, map including the St Kilda Brighton Electric Street Railway, drawing of tram 36 and tickets, the tramcar fleet and a photo of the author on the rear page.trams, tramways, vr, beaumaris, black rock, st kilda brighton, horse trams, map

Set of two drink Coasters, featuring a tramcar image printed onto a foam rubber backing. Tramcars featured are VR St Kilda Brighton tramcar VR41 and NMETL No. 13 at the Saltwater River terminus. Made by the Council of Tramway Museums of Australia for the Melbourne 2006 Conference.trams, tramways, cotma, vr trams, nmetl, souvenirs, tram 41, tram 13

Forms - Book of duplicate forms printed and stapled with brown paper cover, cardboard back strip containing 200 sheets of duplicate forms numbered 6800 to 6899, for Series B tickets, titled "Victorian Railways St Kilda & Brighton Electric Street Tramway Revenue Journal". Provides a fillable form for use by Revenue Clerks and Conductors the various denomination and type of tickets, Commencing and Closing Numbers, No. issued, value, no of unsold tickets, Through tickets, and other information. Has a printer's reference number and year in the bottom right hand - 1892-56. Not known if this was for use on the last section of tramway route prior to closure - further research required. Does list Through tickets from the various section points which could be indicative that it was.On the outside cover in Pencil "Series B".trams, tramways, vr, st kilda brighton, tickets, conductors, revenue clerks, revenue journal

Set of six replica tickets (two of each except for item 1) for AETA 50th Anniversary Easter 1993 tours .1 - VR St Kilda Brighton 3d - Modern Trams tour - 10/4/1993 .2 - HTT - 5d, Bendigo tram tour 12/4/1993 .3 - MBCTT - 1d, Bellarine tour11/4 or 15/4 1993 - change of date on one sample. .4 - SEC - 10d / 8c ticket for the Ballarat tour 9/4/1983 .5 - VR Motor coach - 50c, Pacific Boulevard to Sandringham - used for the Bylands and Yamgardook tour 14/4/1993. .6 - MMTB - cable tram through fare - 1 1/2d - ASEA Brown Boveri Tour - 8/4/1993.trams, tramways, aeta, htt, vr, tickets, secv, tours, railways

Set of 7 Tram Route Maps, published during 2015. Each comprises a vertical DL folded sheet, full colour for the nominated routes, with Yarra Trams and PTV logos, listing the stops, interchanges with bus and other tram services, ticketing zones, estimated frequencies with adverts for Night tram services, TramTracker and Myki tickets. .1 - Route 5 - Melbourne University to Malvern .2 - Route 6 - Melbourne University to Glen Iris .3 - Route 8 - Moreland to Toorak .4 - Route 11 - West Preston - Victoria Harbour Docklands .5 - Route 19 - North Coburg - Flinders St Station .6 - Route 70 - Wattle Park to Waterfront City Docklands .7 - Route 72 - Melbourne University to Camberwell .8 - Route 1 - East Coburg - South Melbourne Beach .9 - Route 3 and 3A - Melbourne University to East Malvern .10 - Route 16 - Melbourne University to Kew .11 - Route 55 - West Coburg - Domain Interchange .12 - Route 57 - West Maribyrnong - Flinders St Station .13 - Route 59 - Airport West - Flinders St. Station .14 - Route 64 - Melbourne University - East Brighton .15 - Route 67 - Melbourne University - Carnegie .16 - Route 78 - North Richmond - Balaclava via Prahran .17 - Route 82 - Footscray - Moonee Ponds See Reg Item 2396 for 2012, 2278 for 2016 and 2940 for 2014 versionstrams, tramways, timetables, maps, route 1, route 3, route 5, route 6, route 8, route 11, route 16, route 19, route 55, route 57, route 59, route 64, route 67, route 70, route 72, route 78, route 82, east coburg, south melbourne, east malvern, kew, west coburg, west maribyrnong, airport west, east brighton, carnegie, north richmond, balaclava, footscray, moonee ponds, malvern, glen iris, moreland, west preston, north coburg, wattle park, camberwell

Set of 17 Tram Route Maps, published during 2013 and 2014. Each comprises a vertical DL folded sheet, full colour for the nominated routes, with Yarra Trams and PTV logos, listing the stops, interchanges with bus and other tram services, ticketing zones, estimated frequencies with adverts for Night tram services, TramTracker and Myki tickets. .1 - Route 3 - East Malvern - Melbourne Uni and 3A via St Kilda (Sat and Sun) .2 - Route 6 - Melbourne University to Glen Iris .3 - Route 12 - St Kilda - Victoria Gardens .4 - Route 16 - Kew via St Kilda .5 -Route 30 - St Vincent's Plaza - Etihad Stadium .6 - Route 55 - West Coburg - Domain Interchange .7 - Route 59 - Airport West - City (Elizabeth St) .8 - Route 64 - Melbourne University - East Brighton .9 - Route 70 - Wattle Park to Waterfront City Docklands .10 - Route 75 - Docklands - Vermont South .11 - Route 78 - North Richmond - Balaclava .12 - Route 82 - Moonee Ponds - Footscray .13 - Route 86 - Bundoora - Waterfront City .14 - Route 96 - East Brunswick - St Kilda Beach .15 - Route 109 - Box Hill - Port Melbourne .16 - Route 112 and 11 - West Preston - St Kilda and West Preston - Victoria Harbour Docklands .17 - Route 24 - North Balwyn to Etihad Stadium See Reg Item 2396 for 2012, 2278 for 2016 and 2939 for 2015 versionstrams, tramways, timetables, maps, route 3, route 6, route 11, route 12, route 16, route 24, route 30, route 55, route 59, route 64, route 70, route 75, route 78, route 82, route 86, route 96, route 109, route 112, east malvern, glen iris, victoria gardens, kew, st vincent's plaza, west coburg, airport west, east brighton, wattle park, vermont south, north richmond, moonee ponds, footscray, st kilda, docklands, west preston, victoria harbour, north balwyn, etihad stadium

Set of two Victorian Railways electric tramway and motor coach services tickets with pencil notes on rear. 1 - 7d - paper, black printing red fare, number 082763d - "Sun 5 Feb 1956 Tram No. 42 went from Mid Brighton SLC here 1st towards BB rtn M Bright etc Brighton Beach". 2 - 1/- - as above - 074160A - 12.11am (approximate but could be later) from St Kilda - Elwood (Ride Free), Tram 28, last VR Tram Sunday 1 March 1959"See above.trams, tramways, vr, tickets, st kilda, st kilda brighton, last tram, elwood

Map - drawing with a line back, titled "Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board Proposals for General Scheme". Shows the proposed tram lines submitted to Parliament for the report into the General Scheme. Printed by Sands & McDougall Pty Ltd. Signed by J. P Strickland dated 27-8-1923. See Reg item 3374.2 for a better copy.trams, tramways, mmtb, general scheme, tramways, development, parliament, brighton, railways, map

Ticket - Scholars Concession Ticket - Victorian Railways St Kilda Elwood Electric Tramway printed on a folded cardboard manila coloured sheet with a white cloth binding along the centre fold. Printed in red and black ink. Three Sections, value 16/6, for a Male student. No. 5524. Has space for the name of the person issued to and the availability and terms of use.trams, tramways, vr, schools tickets, scholar's tickets, tickets, st kilda brighton

Newspaper clipping titled: “End of the line” The Sun, Saturday July 22 1972 Photos and text of “toastrack” tram # 20 Tram from St Kilda Station to Brighton Beach electric street railway, Bob Prentice, Prahran back garden, 1913 vintage, bought the tram in 1959 when the line closed. Retains original colour scheme of chocolate, cream and read. Served its last days as a breakdown tram confined to Elwood depot. Built by Pengelley & Co of Adelaide in 1913, entered service between May and July 1913. Number 20 served for 5 years until the toastrack design became obsolete and it was replaced. Conductor had to move along narrow running board and enter compartments from the outside to collect fares 5 mile journey took 29 minutes Trams had gas-light fittings made of brass and displayed notice to occupants: "Please hand as nearly as possible the exact fare to the conductor. Passengers are requested to give early notice where they desire to be set down."trams, tramways, toastrack tram, st kilda brighton, 20, pengelly, elwood depot, victorian railways, tram 20

Book - 20 pages + card covers, centre stapled titled "A short history of the Victorian Railways Trams - St Kilda - Brighton - Sandringham - Black Rock - Beaumaris". Covers have colour photographs on the outside. Page 11 has a map of the two tramways with the tram lines and features shown in red. Written by David Frost, published May 2006 by Tramway Publications. Edited by Dean Filgate. Provides details of the background of the tramways, Elwood depot fire, Sandringham depot, closure and an Epilogue Has details of the Author. Copy 2 added 31-10-2020trams, tramways, vr trams, elwood, st kilda brighton, sandringham, beaumaris

Book - "Destination City" - paper covers - 20 pages - centre stapled - with sub title "A Pictorial Review of Melbourne's Tramcars", priced at 2/-, published by Traction Publications of Brighton Beach in 1954. Reproduced from the Australian Tramway Album 2nd Edition, (revised). Two colour cover - green with black. Describes Melbourne s tram car fleet, including Victorian Railways tramcars, cable cars and the Doncaster and Box Hill tramway. Includes brief description of each type, photographs and a summary history. Has many photographs of the various tramcars associated with relevant text. On front cover, has PCC 980 with green banding and price. On back cover is a map of Melbourne tramways drawn in 1948. See image i4 for a pdf copy.trams, tramways, melbourne, tramcars, mmtb, vr

Book - "Destination City" - paper covers - 44 pages - centre stapled - with sub title "A Pictorial Review of Melbourne's Tramcars", priced at 4/-, published by Traction Publications of Brighton Beach in 1960, 2nd Edition. Two colour cover - blue with black. Describes Melbourne's MMTB tram car fleet. Includes brief description of each type, photographs and a summary history. Has many photographs of the various tramcars associated with relevant text. On front cover, has photo of 1003. On back cover is a map of Melbourne tramways drawn in 1960. Note: For a note regarding the editions - see page 3 (image i4) 2nd copy from the McComb Collection added 31-12-2016.Has "Technical Book & Magazine Co" stamp on the front cover and ink marks on rear cover with some underlining of places.trams, tramways, melbourne, tramcars, mmtb

Set of four newspaper clippings from various papers about the closure of the Victorian Railways St Kilda Brighton tram and replacement by buses operated by the Melbourne Brighton Bus lines. .1 - "They did not like the bus" - The Herald, 2/3/1959 - complaints about the new bus service. .2 - "He's happy with the new bus route" - the Sun, 3/3/1959 - quoting the managing director of the Melbourne Brighton Bus lines - Lewis Page .3 - "Smooth Tram to Bus Chang-over" - The Age 3/3/1959 - about the change over from trams to bus, quotes Lewis Page, gives cost of new buses, selling of combined rail / bus tickets and the number of buses meeting the trains at St Kilda Station. .4 - "Concessions on bus unlikely" - The Prahran Times 18/3/1959 - little possibility of concessions, cost of concessions, that the MMTB declined to operate the service and the Melbourne Brighton Bus lines was the only applicant.All have hand written notes in ink re source.trams, tramways, vr, st kilda brighton, closure, buses, railways, concession fares

Set of two newspaper clippings from the Prahran Times about the removal of the former VR Tram tracks in St Kilda and negotiations with the Victorian Railways. L=Pounds .1 - "Railways Pay St Kilda L199,900" - 24/3/1959. .2 - "Tramway removal could cost over L280,000" - 11/3/1959.Hand written notes in ink re source.trams, tramways, vr, st kilda brighton, track removal, railways